Wizards’ Trae Young gets shoutout from old bitter rival after summer run

The Washington Wizards are just over two months away from kicking off the 2026-27 season with a very different team than they had a year ago. This time around, number one overall draft pick AJ Dybantsa will be flanked by veteran All-Stars Trae Young and Anthony Davis, each of whom was acquired by Washington at last year’s deadline.

Recently, Young competed in some summer runs with various other NBA players, past and present, in Los Angeles, and among them was former NBA journeyman point guard Patrick Beverley. Young and Beverley have had their differences in the past, but Beverley gave Young a shoutout on social media after the open workout.

Good bump this week @TheTraeYoung next week we back right ? Luv luv Iron sharpens Iron pic.twitter.com/RdFXA83lJM

— Patrick Beverley (@patbev21) August 9, 2026

Young and Beverley have been embroiled in a bizarre feud over the last year, stemming from Beverley’s frequent jabs at the point guard on his podcast about Young’s perceived lack of winning.

Young and Beverley then went back and forth on social media, with Beverley frequently relishing in the Atlanta Hawks’ lackluster start to last season before Young was ultimately dealt to the Wizards in exchange for CJ McCollum and Corey Kispert.

Young played sparingly with the Wizards last season, mostly sitting out due to injury, while Davis didn’t play at all for Washington last year after being traded there from the Dallas Mavericks. Washington has already secured Young’s long-term future with the team by signing him to a lucrative contract extension, while Davis has yet to sign a similar deal with the team.

Meanwhile, Beverley has played overseas since being dropped from the NBA a couple of years ago.

The Wizards will learn their schedule for the upcoming season later this week.

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